This series is part of eJuggle, the IJA’s online juggling resource: https://www.juggle.org/ejuggle. Hello,my name is Hoshino Satoshi and I’m from Japan. I started juggling in 2015. MY main juggling is with flowerstick. I’m particularly good at styles that do not use handsticks. I enjoy creating the unique movements that can only be achieved with flower sticks. I hope you are …
Val Vino – The American Japanese Juggler and Sideshow Lecturer
By David Cain I was recently contacted by circus aficionado Dylan Geer regarding an old cabinet card photo that he had acquired. It showed a Caucasian juggler dressed in Japanese clothing holding a parasol and ball, the props used by traditional Edo-Daikagura Japanese jugglers. The back of the photo was labeled Val Vino, American Japanese Juggler. He asked me if …
Bicycles As Juggling Props
By David Cain When one thinks of juggling props, many different objects may come to mind. A bicycle is probably not one of them. Nevertheless, jugglers have used bikes in their acts for over a hundred years, not to ride, but to toss juggle or balance. Let’s take a look at some examples of jugglers who used bicycles as juggling …
The 441 Episode 6, Part 2 (The Art of the Juggling Video)
In The 441 on The Art of the Juggling Video Part 2, host Bailey Cichon is joined by video producers extraordinaire Tim Air-Walker, Taylor Glenn and Lisa Ellipse to talk through the advice they have for people looking to make juggling videos. This episode is sponsored by eJuggle, the official publication of the International Jugglers’ Association, Modern Vaudeville Press and …
New Information and Photos of Franco Piper
By David Cain Nine years ago, I wrote an article on one of the most unique juggling acts of all time. This act was performed by juggler and musician Frank Bamber “Franco” Piper. In the years since, I’ve collected more information and photos of this amazing performer, so I thought an updated article was called for. Piper was born in …
The 441 Episode 6, Part 1 (The Art of the Juggling Video)
Host Bailey Cichon is joined by video producers extraordinaire Tim Air-Walker, Taylor Glenn and Lisa Ellipse about producing juggling videos and what inspires their work. We also talk through how juggling videos have changed as the internet expanded, and the challenges content creators have faced. This episode is sponsored by eJuggle, the official publication of the International Jugglers’ Association, Modern …
Club juggling by Fabian Reese from Germany | IJA Tricks of the Month
This series is part of eJuggle, the IJA’s online juggling resource: https://www.juggle.org/ejuggle. Hey, I’m Fabi from Berlin 🙂 I’ve been juggling for 13 years and I love the pictures that juggling allows one to paint into the Sky. This video was filmed and edited by a former Circus student and current good friend of mine @finn_circus. This video focuses heavily …
Mega-List Of Obscure Juggling Tricks And Props
By David Cain Some of the topics I most enjoy researching and writing about are obscure tricks and props from the past. Since I have written over 500 articles over 11 plus years, finding these subjects can be difficult. Therefore, it was suggested to me that I include a listing with hyperlinks here. Balls, rings, clubs, hoops, diabolo, cigar boxes, …
31st Congress of Jugglers at the University of Maryland
By JoAnn Ireland The University of Maryland (UMD) and the student run University of Maryland Juggling Club hosted the 31st Congress of Jugglers that was open to the public with free admission and commenced on Friday, May 9th during the late afternoon, welcoming jugglers of all experience levels to the Ritchie Coliseum, a gymnasium on campus, drawing jugglers from surrounding …